Featuring Rob from Guerrilla | Interview by Ruud Dreessen aka ebm-industrial.nl | 12-aug 2009
Thanks Rob that you have found time to give answers to these questions:Greetings Rob could you please shortly introduce our readers your music project Guerrilla?
Guerrilla is an international EBM-act consisting of Otto and me.
Please fill also a biographical resume about how,when and where... Guerrilla was founded in ..... give us a more background information?
Guerrilla was founded early 2006. I was without any front-singer in that periode.I mainly used vox-samples to fill up the tracks.
Guerrilla is a Dutch EBM project.After Otto (Defecto Nagrobek) from Zweden joined the project as frontsinger,you became an international act.tell me more about this?
Otto joined forces around 2008. He is from Sweden.He found me on the MS and we hocked up.
Agrezzior from Zweden Johan Damm: Vocals Jeppe: Lyrics, Vox and Percussions.Agrezzior is a new EBM project consisting of members Rob (Guerrilla ), Johan Damm (former Menticide ) and Jeppe (Autodafeh ).tell me more about this?
Agrezzior was born after Mika (ADF, ES) and Jeppe (ADF), and i felt the need for a hard-EBM project. While recording tracks, Johan Damm joined the band as lead-singer. We will release our first CD on Signaly Records, hopefully before the end of this year.
DNF Noize:Germany Rob (Guerrilla). Vocals and lyrics : Frank (Bodyfarm).Germany tell me more of this band? Together with Frank i have another ebm-project, though we ain’t that active anymore.
How did you start to make music with Guerrilla and Agrezzior and DNF?
With playing/programming the synth.The synth dictates the song/stucture.
What and who are some of your influences in music.
Nizer Ebb, DAF, CAP, Kropp, J90.
And this site project Xolez,tell me more about this?
What it says, a sideproject, to dump tracks which aren’t suitable for the rest.
Tell me about this v.a. compilation from Electro Arc "Electro Bosom Buddies Music and why this number?
The Electro Bosom Buddies compilation was Guerrilla’s first official release on the market with our track “What are you”.
You know there are lot of fans of ebm-industrial in Germany,We have organized a contest. and we have received hundreds of questions from your fans and if it is possible you will choose the most interesting one for you
I know the first question is always boring but could you introduce yourself and tell us a bit about the stuff that you do? Let the music speaks for it self.
What do you think of a modern music and about EBM scene ?
Good to see the rise of many new bands and the international expanding scene.
What are your views on the current state of this EBM scene in The Netherlands / Germany.ore Zweden in terms of creativity and audiences? And the scene in other countries?
Holland has small EBM scene.Sweden and Germany have the biggest.
Why did you begin to make music?
To fill in the gap in the scene which i felt there was.
You have very nice album..and many many more tell me about lyrical compositions what you can tell about the done work? How does your music creation process work? How do you create a song?
Not much, only that the Poly dictates the song.Sometimes i have an idea of a track but after programming the synth, it ussually goes his own way.I just follow.
So what are their main influences as a band at the moment?
EBM and life.
Our usual question - what is EBM for you?
Energy and strenght.
Do you think that people from the music press didn't expect you to grow up musically?
I never thought/care about that, i just work.
Please let us know about your upcoming plans, some new releases you like to confirm here.
A lot: Agrezzior and Guerrilla first CD release. And Guerrilla and Agrezzior gonna release and exclusive track on the V/A "Old School Electrology Volume I" 4-CD Box-Set from EAR Records, Next an exclusive track from Guerrilla for the upcoming Machineries Of Joy compilation, remixes for Darkmen and Halo Effect. And D.N.F will release an track for Sociedadesentetrabrik compl.
What was your best live experience so far?
We had just one: Familientreffen 5 and it was surely the best we had.
How can fans-to-be gain access to your music? Do you have a website with sample songs or a demo CD?
We only have the unreleased ‘Fall of Men’ demo, so we will shortly put it out some where on the netz.
Our latest work will be officially released.
What’s the origin of the name of your band?
We needed a name to suite the music we do.
What is the main idea, the message you want to leave to people who listens to you? What is your motto?
We want to make strong ebm with good lyrics.Motto: Stomp and have fun!
When you start to record a new album, is all the writing done or does it continue in the studio?
I program and record the tracks, Otto do the lyrics and sing over them. Finally i mixes the stuff.
Do you have a record label?
We looking for one.
How do you see the future of download / Copyright in area of goth-industrial music ? What are the best ways to develop it in your mind ?
Follow the always changing market. You see a grow of home-brewed music projects nowadays,because of the lowering prices of studio-equipment. But then again, there ain’t much profit to make in this market either.
What do you do in your spare time?
Got none.
What are your top ten favorite EBM songs of all time?
- Front 242 – Body2body.
- Nitzer Ebb – Let your body learn.
- Liaisons Dangereuses – être assis ou danser.
- Kropp – Inget Namm.
- Kropp – Vad ska du ha pae dig ikvael.
- Jäger90 – Stiefelblitz.
- Front 242- Special Forces
- Volt- Komm zu mir.
- DAF – Saló.
- C.A.P. – One love.
What do you do to chill out?
Drink beer.
What is your favorite band? What are your favorite music?
Kropp- EBM !
It has been a pleasure to interview you on your musical activity, any last words to your ebm-industrial fans?
Get drunk !
Thanks for your time! great work on the albums and good luck with everything.
EBM
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